By Train

Location and timetables
The airport railway station is situated below the terminal building. Train tickets can be purchased at the railway station.

Below you will find a useful summary of train connections to London, you can also download our useful train timetable here (83Kb PDF).

Stansted Express
Stansted Express is the fast and convenient way to Stansted Airport from central London (London Liverpool Street), with trains departing every 15 minutes with an average journey time of 45 minutes. Trains now operate early morning and late at night. For the latest information and timetables, please visit stanstedexpress.com. The Stansted Express also calls at Bishops Stortford, Harlow Town and Tottenham Hale (change here for Victoria Line).

National Express - Service to London Stratford and Lea Valley stations
An hourly off peak service connects Stansted Airport to all principal stations along the Lea Valley to London Stratford, stopping at Stansted Mountfitchet, Bishops Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Harlow Mill, Harlow Town, Roydon, Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Enfield Lock, Angel Road, Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale and Stratford. This service operates Monday to Saturday only. For further timetable information, please call National Rail Enquiries on 0845 748 4950.

CrossCountry trains Trains - Midlands and the North

• This service connects London Stansted with Audley End, Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Leicester and Birmingham. It is possible to connect at Peterborough to Leeds, York, Newcastle and Scotland; and at Leicester for Derby and Sheffield.
• This service operates seven days a week with the first weekday train departing London Stansted at 05:27 Monday to Saturday and 09:34 on Sundays. The last train to Cambridge will depart London Stansted 20:20 Monday to Saturday and 22:20 on Sundays.
• All trains are air conditioned and have special facilities for disabled people and space for cycles which must be reserved in advance.

Further information
Stansted Express: 0845 850 0150
National Rail Enquiries: 0845 748 4950 (24hrs)
CrossCountry Trains: 0844 811 0124
London Underground: tube information.

Special Needs
All trains have facilities for special needs passengers. Bicycles are not permitted on the Stansted Express at anytime, however, they can be taken on the local train service into London.